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The three men are charged with providing support for terroristic acts after they formed an alliance with the lead plotters of the plan to kidnap the Michigan governor.

Tudor Dixon compared Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's policies to the plot to kidnap the governor.

A federal judge has reduced the prison sentence of a Michigan man Friday who was convicted for his role in the kidnapping plot of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

A judge slashed nearly four years off the prison sentence of a Ty Garbin, a star witness in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Lawyers for two men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Michigan's governor are asking for a new trial, alleging misconduct by a juror and unfairness by the judge.

The defense spent the day minimizing the threat the defendants posed, saying they didn't know where Whitmer lived and that they were not the ringleaders.

"The initial phase was recruitment and networking. The second phase was attack-planning, each individual ... leader from their state, was supposed to come up with the best attack plan for the group and finally, the third phase, was the actual attack."

Day one of testimony in the Antrim County District Court in Traverse City featured FBI witnesses describing how the men planned for a “boogaloo” or a civil war to overthrow the government.

Five men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are in court on Monday for a preliminary hearing for their roles in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

After the conviction of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the leader of the state spoke on Wednesday about the decision and the rising threats against public officials.